Which CEOs of public companies make the most money?

The New York Times reported on April 6, 2013, that total chief executive compensation climbed 3 percent in 2012 from the previous year. Median total compensation for US chief executives rose to more than $14 million, the newspaper said, citing the survey by executive compensation tracker Equilar that provided the data for the article.

Equilar, an executive compensation data firm, includes only those companies that had reported through March 29 of this year and had at least $5 billion in annual revenue.

Which corporate boss took home the most and how much did he make? Check out the top 10 highest earners.
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1. Larry Ellison, Oracle

2012 compensation: $96.2 million

Ellison founded the company that would eventually be called Oracle in 1977.
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HCA

2. Richard Bracken, HCA Holdings

2012 compensation: $38.6 million

Bracken began his career with HCA in 1981 and has held various executive positions within the company, including CEO of the Green Hospital of Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in San Diego.
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LUCAS JACKSON

3. Robert Iger, Walt Disney

2012 compensation: $37.1 million

Iger will stay as Disney CEO through March 2015 when he will step down, but remain executive chairman for another 15 months.
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Seth Perlman

4. Mark Palmer, Nike

2012 compensation: $35.2 million

Parker was a college track athlete at Penn State University. He joined Nike as a footwear designer in 1979.
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